Search results for "Antonio Carlos Jobim"

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

This melody swings through a series of upward shifts, conveying optimism and hope. In the original lyrics by Viniciu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Meditation (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

This Verve album, Jobim’s first as leader, was quickly assembled to capitalize on the meteoric success of “Girl from ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Herbie Mann: One Note Samba (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Aside from the cleverness of a tune “built upon a single note,” this song is notable as one of the few for which Jobi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Herbie Mann: Consolação (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

Herbie Mann was on that 1961 State Department tour that was just supposed to bring American jazz to Brazil; instead, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Frank Sinatra: Change Partners (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music January 15, 08

Recorded six months after the Strangers In the Night LP, this bossa nova album is Sinatra’s best- produced package si...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FRANK SINATRA FOR JAZZ LOVERS

           Frank Sinatra, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Ed...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

Atypical experimentalism rules Antonio Carlos Jobim's "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun." The hippie-minded ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Tereza My Love (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of the main architects of Brazilian music, finds himself in great company on this highly un...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Andorinha (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

"Andorinha" sounds like most Jobim from the era, complete with a few added musical features. The electric keyboards ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Children's Games (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

On this dark waltz, Eumir Deodato's talents as an arranger really shine. He composed wonderful counterpoints for this...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Red Blouse (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

Jobim's first A&M recording wraps his minimalist compositional style around Claus Ogerman's lush strings and horns an...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Brazil (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 19, 08

There are many places to start with Ary Barroso's wonderful song written about his homeland. All of the essential ele...

Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto: Só Danço Samba (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

A lesser known track from a very famous album, “Só Danço Samba” features an excellent saxophone solo by Stan Getz, wh...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Luiz Bonfá: Manhã De Carnaval (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Another recording whose popularity begat a resurgence of public interest in Latin American music, “Manhã De Carnaval ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Stan Getz: Corcovado (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

What do Perry Como, Miles Davis, and James Galway have in common? They’ve all covered Jobim’s “Corcovado” -- only “I...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Stan Getz: Insensatez (How Insensitive) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

This track is the gleaming gem of an otherwise lackluster album. One of Jobim’s most recorded compositions, this “In...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Stan Getz: The Girl from Ipanema (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

The bouncy “Girl from Ipanema” is Jobim’s most universally recognized composition; one of the most recorded tunes of ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Stan Getz (with João Gilberto): Desafinado (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music August 06, 09

Getz's 1962 recording of this composition set the bossa nova craze in motion. But I prefer this 1964 version, hands ...

Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Doralice (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

While familiar, "Doralice" still sounds fresh today. This version, recorded for the seminal jazz album Getz/Gilberto...

Toninho Horta: Portrait in Black and White (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 04, 09

Winter blues got you down? Take a sonic sojourn with a recently unearthed gem that summons visions of Rio beache...

Fred Hersch: Insensatez (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 24, 09

If a young pianist asked my advice about recording a solo album of Jobim tunes, I would strongly suggest the choice o...

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